We are retired, what’s the hurry ?

Florida law is 19mph on a non-street legal vehicle! Rental karts are to be 14mph

The correct speed is 19 miles per hour. The carts going faster have fiddled with them to go faster. Of course if they get in accident they will be fined a have fixed the cart to go 19 again. These carts are top heavy and do turn over easily!

Lots of LSV rules have been changed including requiring DOT windshields & wipers. Street Legal (LSV) golf carts are out of federal compliance if they don't meet those specs. That does not mean none will get registered because MOST do not go for state inspection or are already on the state "compliance" list. GEM comes to mind as an example. If you obtain a "cart" like an Atomic, while it IS Federally compliant it must be taken up to OCALA for inspection (which is kind of a joke though) to verify compliance as I have had 2 of those that have gone through that.


WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF AN LSV VEHICLE?

All vehicles must meet all U.S. federal safety standards for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) and be equipped with:

• Automotive safety windshield glass
• Three-point safety belts
• Turn signals
• Headlights and brake lights
• Horn
• Mirrors
• Windshield wipers
• On-road tires
• Parking brake
• The Manufacturer’s Certification Label posted on the vehicle containing the VIN and indicating the TYPE of vehicle as a “Low Speed Vehicle”

That is NOT quite correct. The law states THEY MUST NOT BE CAPABLE OF EXCEEDING 20MPH. That means they CAN go up to 20mph but may not EXCEED that speed:

Golf carts are defined in section 320.01(22), Florida Statutes, as “a motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.”

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes Online Sunshine

Drive down Pinellas Place on any day and see how fast some golf carts are going.
I have clocked some at 30+ mph.

People need to realize a golf cart is not very safe and they continue to drive them very aggressively.

And please stop crossing the double yellow line when going past a golf cart.
Having a head on collision is dangerous.

Best response to that is from Mike234 in post #16------

"what's the hurry?" "what's your hurry". those statements by people irk me. I would like to travel through life at my pace, not dictated by yours. to me. it's like the ignorant people in the left lane, dictating the speed of others, who would like to move along at their own pace, not theirs. I do not have to answer your questions about what's my hurry. I could be having an emergency, or responding to someone who is having one, or I would like to just move along quicker than you, what's my hurry is none of your nosey business......... thank you very much

Whatever we can get out of our house rental cart
I can assure you it will be used.
Haven't a clue as to how fast it it goes
But by many we pass we are abused.
It is faster than many, and slower than some.
But I just floor it, and give it the gun.
It goes round corners, sometimes on two wheels,
And downhill like a rocket,
It burns the rubber but is light on gas, and very cheap on the pocket!

What's really annoying are those bicycles going 10 MPH and those insensitive pedestrians traveling at 4 MPH. Don't they know the speed limit is 20 MPH? :)

I just don't care how fast others choose to go...Just don't make your desire for speed my problem. Don't demand others live for you. Don't be a parasite.

I don't understand why more carts don't flip the way some people drive.

I've seen people coming around corners almost on 2 wheels, I think 20 is fast enough.... What's the hurry ? Enjoy your retirement safely.

The good news for all you speeders is that, at least in my Sumter County neighborhood, the sheriff must have given up on patrols on Morse Blvd. north of 466, as I haven't seen a deputy out there with radar in several months. So the cars and carts are going faster and faster.

I agree, golf carts should go at least 18 mph on the cart paths. When they go so slow it really effects the drivers behind them. Yes, were retired but were also on our way to somewhere. Doctor appointment, tee time, hair appointment, etc.

Pinellas Place is my regular drive and a lot of the carts have trouble keeping on their side of the white line. I frequently have to submit my tires to abuse by riding the center line reflectors.

Ohiobuckeye
 

Your comment pretty much put it in a Nutshell. I don't care if a cart could go 100 mph, it's their ticket!